Brynäs IF is a Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960, longer than any other team.
| Brynäs IF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Gävle, Sweden |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | 12 May 1912 |
| Home arena | Monitor ERP Arena |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Jennie Brobeck* Gunnar Ekman* (temp.) |
| Head coach | Mikko Manner |
| Captain | Anton Rödin |
| Website | brynas.se |
| Championships | |
| Le Mat Trophy | (13) (1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1993, 1999, 2012) |
 Current season | |
HistoryEdit
Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist, and Thure Ternström on 12 May 1912[1] and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The club has also competed in association football, athletics, bandy, swimming, and water polo.[citation needed] The team has played in the hockey league's top flight since 1960 and has won the Swedish championship 13 times, most recently in 2012.
Brynäs IF became the world's first ice hockey club to collaborate with the United Nations Program UNICEF, after signing a five-year contract with the organisation on 20 November 2013 (expiring in 2018).[2] On 3 June 2014, the club also signed a five-year contract with Gävle Municipality (expiring after the 2018–19 season). The municipality acquired the naming rights for the club's home arena and renamed it Gavlerinken Arena.[3] The latter collaboration also meant the municipality would pay the club to play with ad-free jerseys, starting in the 2014–15 season, as the only SHL team.[4] The arena is since September 2019 named Monitor ERP Arena.
In 2021, after finishing 13th (out of 14 teams) in the regular season, the team was forced to defend its SHL status for the first time since 2008, playing a best-of-seven series against the last-placed team, HV71, with home advantage.
Season-by-seasonEdit
This is a partial list, featuring the five most recent completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Brynäs IF seasons.
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W–OTW–OTL–L | |||||
| 2017–18 | Tier 1 | SHL | 10th | 21–2–3–26 | 5,380 | |
| Eighth-finals | — | 2–1 | 5,019 | Won 2–1 vs Luleå HF | ||
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–4 | 6,008 | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Växjö Lakers | ||
| 2018–19 | Tier 1 | SHL | 11th | 17–2–14–19 | 5,231 | |
| 2019–20 | Tier 1 | SHL | 12th | 13–8–5–26 | 6,104 | |
| 2020–21 | Tier 1 | SHL | 13th | 14–4–7–27 | 150 | |
| Play Out | — | 2–1 | — | Won 4–1 vs HV71 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tier 1 | SHL | 10th | 17–6–6–23 | 4,544 | |
| Eighth-finals | — | 1–2 | 5,374 | Lost 1–2 vs Örebro HK | ||
Players and personnelEdit
Current rosterEdit
Updated 18 February 2023[5][6]
Team captainsEdit
- Jan Larsson (1999–2003)
- Tommy Sjödin (2003–2008)
- Andreas Dackell (2008–2012)
- Jakob Silfverberg (2012)
- Jörgen Sundqvist (2012–2014)
- Niclas Andersén (2014–2015)
- Anton Rödin (2015–2016)
- Jacob Blomqvist (2016–2019)
- Anton Rödin (2019–present)
Head coachesEdit
- Axel Svensson (1943–1944)
- Conny Eriksson (1954–1957)
- Arne Backman (1960–1961)
- Nils Bergström (1961–1963)
- Herbert Pettersson (1963–1966)
- Börje Mattsson (1966–1967)
- Nils Bergström (1967–1969)
- Tommy Sandlin (1969–1977)
- Rolf Andersson (1977–1979)
- Lennart Johansson (1979–1980)
- Tord Lundström (1980–1981)
- Lennart Johansson (1981–1982)
- Stig Salming (1982–1987)
- Tord Lundström (1987–1988)
- Staffan Tholson (1988–1991)
- Tommy Sandlin (1991–1996)
- Göran Sjöberg (1996–1998)
- Roger Melin (1998–2002)
- Esko Nokelainen (2002)
- Gunnar Persson (2002–2004)
- Tomas Jonsson (2004)
- Roger Kyrö (2004–2005)
- Wayne Fleming (2005–2005)
- Leif Boork (2005–2007)
- Olof Östblom (2007–2008)
- Tomas Thelin (2008)
- Leif Boork (2008)
- Niklas Czarnecki (2008–2011)
- Tommy Jonsson (2011–2014)
- Thomas Berglund (2014–2017)
- Roger Melin (2017–2017)
- Tommy Sjödin (2017–2018)
- Magnus Sundquist (2018–2020)
- Peter Andersson (2020–2021)
- Mikko Manner (2021-present)
Franchise records and leadersEdit
Individual season recordsEdit
- Most Goals in a season: Tom Bissett, 40 (1998–99)
- Most Assists in a season: Jan Larsson, 43 (1998–99)
- Most Points in a season: Lars-Göran Nilsson, 62 (1970–71)
- Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Tommy Melkersson, 118 (1996–97)
- Most Points in a season, defenseman: Pär Djoos, 48 (1998–99)
Scoring leadersEdit
These are the top-ten point-scorers in SHL history. Figures are updated after each completed SHL regular season.[7][8]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Brynäs IF player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars-Göran Nilsson | F | 425 | 273 | 257 | 530 | 1.25 |
| Håkan Wickberg | F | 363 | 253 | 241 | 494 | 1.36 |
| Tord Lundström | F | 367 | 261 | 232 | 493 | 1.34 |
| Ove Molin | RW | 772 | 192 | 295 | 487 | .63 |
| Jan Larsson | C | 598 | 189 | 281 | 470 | .79 |
| Stefan Karlsson | F | 428 | 252 | 140 | 392 | .92 |
| Anders Huss | C | 574 | 189 | 183 | 372 | .65 |
| Andreas Dackell | RW | 524 | 132 | 217 | 349 | .67 |
| Tommy Sjödin | D | 681 | 117 | 198 | 315 | .46 |
| Hans Lindberg | F | 246 | 209 | 105 | 314 | 1.28 |
Trophies and awardsEdit
TeamEdit
- 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2011–12
IndividualEdit
Coach of the Year
- Tommy Sandlin: 1991–92, 1992–93
- Roger Melin: 1998–99
- Jan Larsson: 1998–99
- Jakob Silfverberg: 2011–2012
- Håkan Wickberg: 1970–71
- William Löfqvist: 1971–72
- Stig Östling: 1974–75
- Mats Näslund: 1979–80
- Tommy Sjödin: 1991–92
- Kenneth Andersson: 1983–84
- Evgeny Davydov: 1996–97
- Tom Bissett: 1998–99
- Jan Larsson: 1999-00
- Johan Holmqvist: 2005–06
- Jacob Markström: 2009–10
Rinkens Riddare
- Lars Bylund: 1968–69
- Håkan Wickberg: 1969–70
- Jan-Erik Lyck: 1971–72
- Nicklas Bäckström: 2005–06
- Jacob Markström: 2009–10
- Mattias Ekholm: 2010–11
- Johan Larsson:2011-12
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Martin Alsiö (April 2004). "De allsvenska klubbarnas födelsedagar" (PDF) (in Swedish). Bolletinen. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Brynäs IF och UNICEF i unikt samarbete" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Gävle kommun går in som huvudpartner till Brynäs IF" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Brynäs spelar med reklamfria ställ" (in Swedish). Gefle Dagblad. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "A-laget > Spelartrupp" (in Swedish). www.brynas.se. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Brynäs". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Brynäs ‑ All-Time SHL Leaders". QuantHockey.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "All-Time Stats for Brynäs". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
External linksEdit
- Official website (in Swedish)